Those are two vastly different price points. The Reference 1s will be capable of more bass of course. Can't speak for the Reference line but the new R series has been underwhelming to my ears and I feel the treble quality is a regression from that of the LS50s. For a small, near-field environment, I feel the LS50s with high-quality ancillaries are hard to beat for their tone and imaging.
Otherwise get a pair of Spendor A4s, very hard to go wrong with those.
Otherwise get a pair of Spendor A4s, very hard to go wrong with those.